Preview Changes vs North Melbourne (Sunday 11 May 2025 • 4:40 PM)

[Nathan Barley]

Unless they plan to run Oscar hard for 3/4 and then sub him out for Fort in the last.
But then you are running a bit of a risk if an injury occurs earlier in the game.
So I would still stick with Gardiner as sub personally.

Rucks do 50:50 ruckwork then sub one for Dizzy early in the last

Their forwardline isn't overly quick. He could play on Zurhaar

 

[Section 5]

Not a very experienced bunch of umpires this week.
I will admit i don't look at this usually, but the names did not stand out to me.
Maybe it happens each week (games experience per group of 4 umpires) and i don't notice.

Games umpired (AFL level) to the end of 2024 so you can add a few more to the figures below.

Nick Jankovskis (1) (7 games), Nicholas Brown (13) (140 games), Tom Bryce (24) (23 games), Andrew Adair (36) (30 games)

 

[Nathan Barley]

Not a very experienced bunch of umpires this week.
I will admit i don't look at this usually, but the names did not stand out to me.
Maybe it happens each week (games experience per group of 4 umpires) and i don't notice.

Games umpired (AFL level) to the end of 2024 so you can add a few more to the figures below.

Nick Jankovskis (1) (7 games), Nicholas Brown (13) (140 games), Tom Bryce (24) (23 games), Andrew Adair (36) (30 games)

Might not be a bad thing

 

[martinson]

Not a very experienced bunch of umpires this week.
I will admit i don't look at this usually, but the names did not stand out to me.
Maybe it happens each week (games experience per group of 4 umpires) and i don't notice.

Games umpired (AFL level) to the end of 2024 so you can add a few more to the figures below.

Nick Jankovskis (1) (7 games), Nicholas Brown (13) (140 games), Tom Bryce (24) (23 games), Andrew Adair (36) (30 games)

At least there's no one there of the 2 or 3 of whom we have conclusive evidence that they hate us.

 

[Gadzorks]

Gardner very well underestimated with some supporters on Big Footy. He has and always will give 100% and thoroughly deserves his spot in the team for the North game. Gallop will get his chance I am sure but at the present time, he hasn't done enough, nor been consistent enough each game in the VFL to earn a place...it won't be long I think.

Hodge named Gardiner as the bloke he'd most like to have his back in a combat situation. Said Gardiner HATES losing.

Pretty decent reference.

 

[martinson]

Hodge named Gardiner as the bloke he'd most like to have his back in a combat situation. Said Gardiner HATES losing.

Pretty decent reference.

Fitzroy often had 20 guys who hated losing.

Most of them weren't much good a lot of the time.

 

[dlanod]

Not a very experienced bunch of umpires this week.
I will admit i don't look at this usually, but the names did not stand out to me.
Maybe it happens each week (games experience per group of 4 umpires) and i don't notice.

Games umpired (AFL level) to the end of 2024 so you can add a few more to the figures below.

Nick Jankovskis (1) (7 games), Nicholas Brown (13) (140 games), Tom Bryce (24) (23 games), Andrew Adair (36) (30 games)

None of them have numbers ending in 2 thank God, they're the worst.

 

[GenericUsername202]

Fitzroy often had 20 guys who hated losing.

Most of them weren't much good a lot of the time.

They hated losing, but they played like they hated winning. what a legacy they left.

 

[ZoBlitz]

Gameday thread.